Re: Perhaps a "Gem" rolling block
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:30 pm
I went to the range today to chrono some other loads. I brought along the old #2 and the five rounds pictured above. They all shot fine. But as expected with the badly worn bore, they scattered. Extraction was problematic. None could be extracted by the knife blade extractor. There is little leverage and the pitted chamber made it worse. So each was knocked out with cleaning rod.
Being such a low numbered and all original examble, I wouldnt want to rebore or reline it. The old boy will be relegated to retired collector status. It has earned it. I have other #2s to play with. But at least I can say that I fired it
Oh, BTW. Since I was test firing it, I shot it across the chrono. With a full case of Blackhorn 209 (9.0gr), a starter pistol acorn blank primer and 87gr heel bullet, it averaged 1029fps.
Being such a low numbered and all original examble, I wouldnt want to rebore or reline it. The old boy will be relegated to retired collector status. It has earned it. I have other #2s to play with. But at least I can say that I fired it
Oh, BTW. Since I was test firing it, I shot it across the chrono. With a full case of Blackhorn 209 (9.0gr), a starter pistol acorn blank primer and 87gr heel bullet, it averaged 1029fps.